Griner and McGee-Stafford Selected Women’s Basketball Players of the Week

January 28, 2013

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Brittney Griner (Baylor) and Imani McGee-Stafford (UT) have been named Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Players of the Week, as chosen by a media panel. Griner extended her record for career women's basketball weekly honors to 25 and earned her sixth award of the season. McGee-Stafford picked up her second freshman accolade.

Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the WeekBrittney Griner, Baylor, C, Sr, Houston, TexasBrittney Griner averaged 18.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 blocks in Baylor's wins over No. 24 Iowa State and No. 20 Oklahoma last week while becoming the NCAA's all-time leading shot blocker for both women or men. She recorded 14 blocks to raise her career total to 665, breaking Louella Tomlinson's (St. Mary's [CA]) record of 663. The 6-8 senior shot .517 (15-of-29) from the floor and .636 (7-of-11) from the charity stripe. She also dribbled the length of the court after a steal and threw down her fourth dunk of the season during the ISU game to raise her NCAA career record to 11. With 2,833 career points, Griner needs three points to become the Big 12's all-time scoring leader. She was also named ESPNW Player of the Week.

Phillips 66 Big 12 Freshmsn of the WeekImani McGee-Stafford, Texas, C, 6-7, Los Angeles, Calif.Imani McGee-Stafford averaged 13 points and 9.5 rebounds in Texas's loss at Kansas and win over K-State last week. She shot .524 (11-of-21) from the field and .571 (4-of-7) from the free-throw line while contributing three assists, two blocks and a steal. McGee-Stafford recorded 20 points and 16 rebounds against K-State, her first double-double since Jan. 5 and sevnth of the season.